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7/12/2006

Defective mine air packs

Source: Louisville Courier-JournalThe news that 119 self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs), the kind used by coal miners throughout America, have been found to be defective in ongoing inspections by the state of Kentucky lends credence to the reports of survivors of recent coal mine tragedies in Kentucky and West Virginia that these units are not working as they should. (MORE >>>)